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This form is also available here in printable format COMMON NAME
SCIENTIFIC NAME URBAN TOLERANCE SALT TOLERANCE
SOIL CONDITIONS TOLERATED NATIVE HEIGHT SPREAD Alder,
Black Alnus glutinosa Sensitive Sensitive Most, except very
sandy
Native 40' / 12m 30' / 9m Alder,
White, Grey or Speckled Alnus incana
Sensitive Sensitive Most, except very
sandy
Wet 50' / 15m 30' / 9m Apples Malus spp. Sensitive Sensitive Ash,
Black Fraxinus nigra
Very tolerant
Very tolerant
Moist Wet Native 46' /
14m
26' / 8m Ash,
White Fraxinus
americana
Tolerant Tolerant Most, except very
dry
Native 70' /
21m
60' / 18m Ash,
Green Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Tolerant Tolerant Most Native 60' / 18m
30 / 9m Ash,
American Mountainash Sorbus americana
Moderate Moderate Moist Dry Native 20' / 6m 12' / 3.6m Ash,
European Mountainash / Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Moderate Moderate Well-drained 30' / 9m 30' / 9m Aspen, Bigtooth Populus
grandidentata
Tolerant Tolerant Most Native 60' / 18m 30' / 9m Aspen,
Quaking Populus
tremuloides
Moderate Moderate Most Native 46' /14m 26' / 8m Basswood Tilia americana Sensitive Sensitive Deep,
well-drained Wet Native 60' / 18m 40' / 12m Beech, American Fagus americana Very Sensitive Very Sensitive Neutral to
alkaline Native 60' / 18m 110' / 36m Beech,
Blue / Hornbeam Carpinus
caroliniana Very Sensitive Very Sensitive Drier soil, partial to heavy
shade Native 30' / 9m 30' / 9m Birch,
Grey Betula
populifolia Tolerant Tolerant Poor, sandy, rocky, gravelly,
heavier soil Wet / Dry Does not like
competition! Native 30' / 9m 10-20' / 3-6m Birch,
Weeping Betula papyrifera
pendulum Tolerant Tolerant Well-drained to
moist 50' / 15m 35' / 10.5m Birch,
White Betula alba
papyrifera Tolerant Tolerant Slightly acidic,
well-drained Native 60' / 18m 40' / 12m Birch,
Yellow Betula
alleghaniensis Very Tolerant Very Tolerant Moist Native 70' / 21m 40' / 12m Buckeye, Ohio Aesculus glabra Tolerant Tolerant Deep, moist,
well-drained Best in natural setting - needs
space Native 35' / 10.5m 25' / 7.5m Butternut Juglans cinerea Sensitive Sensitive Deep, rich, moist dry,
rocky Native 45' / 13.5m 40' / 12m Catalpa Catalpa speciosa Moderate Moderate Moist 50' / 15m 30' / 9m Cherries Prunus spp. Very Tolerant Very Tolerant Cherry,
Black Prunus serotina Moderate Moderate Deep, moist,
fertile Dry, gravelly,
sandy Native 70 / 21m 50 /
15m Cherry,
Manchu / Nanking Prunus tomentosa Tolerant Tolerant 10 / 3m 15 / 4.5m Cherry, Sargent Prunus sargentii Very Tolerant Very Tolerant Well-drained 40-50' / 12-15m 40-50' / 12-15m Chokecherry, Common Prunus virginiana Tolerant Tolerant Native 25' / 7.5m 20' / 6m Chokecherry, Amur Prunus maackii Tolerant Tolerant Well-drained Dry 40' / 12m 25' / 7.5m Chokecherry, Shubert Prunus
Moderate Moderate Dry Native 25' / 7.5m 20' / 6m Birdcherry Prunus padus Tolerant Tolerant Adaptable * intolerant of
shade 30-40' / 9-12m Rounded form Pincherry Prunus
pennsylvanica Tolerant Tolerant Most Native 25-40'/ 18-25' / 5.4-7.5m Coffeetree, Kentucky Gymnocladus
dioicus Moderate Moderate Deep,
well-drained Adaptable Native 60' / 18m 40' / 12m Cottonwood / Eastern Poplar Populus deltoides Tolerant Tolerant Moist Dry Native 90' / 27m 60' / 18m Flowering Crabapples Malus spp. Sensitive Sensitive All crabapples are best grown
in heavy loam, well-drained, moist, and acidic (pH 5.0-6.5)
soils. Asiatic forms are much more resistant to disease than
the forms native to North America. There are about 700 types of
crabapples. The following is a list of the more disease-resistant
forms: `Adams Sensitive 25' / 7.5m `Baskatong' Sensitive 30' / 9m `Beauty' Sensitive 25' / 7.5m `Coral Cascade' Sensitive 15' / 4.5m `Ames
White' Sensitive 25' /
7.5m `Autumn Glory' Sensitive 12'
/3.6m `Dolgo' Very
Sensitive 30-40'/
9-12m `Evelyn' Sensitive 20" /
6m `Gibbs Golden Gage' Sensitive 20" /
6m `Henningi' Sensitive 25' /
7.5m `Jackii' Malus
baccata jackii Sensitive 30-0' / `Profusion' Sensitive 20" /
6m `Robinson' Sensitive 25" /
7.5m `Rosseau' Sensitive 40' /
12m `Sissipuk' Sensitive 40' /
12m `Sparkler' Sensitive 15' /
4.5m Flowering Crab, Siberian Malus
baccata Sensitive 20-50'/ Flowering Crab, Japanese Malus
floribunda Sensitive 15-25'
/ 4.5-7.5m Elm, Chinese / Lacebark Do not
confuse with Siberian Elm! Ulmus
parvifolia Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Any 50 /
15m 36 /
11m Elm, Scots Ulmus
glabra Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant 80-100 /
24-34m 50-70'
/ 15-21m Elm, Siberian Ulmus
pumila Tolerant Tolerant Any 60' /
18m 40' /
12m Elm, Slippery Ulmus
rubra Sensitive Sensitive Moist, rich
bottom-lands Dry,
limestone soils Native 40-60
/ 12-18m Vase-shaped Elm, American, White, Grey, Water or
Swamp Ulmus
americana Sensitive Tolerant rich,
moist Adaptable Native 60-80' /
18-24m Spread ½ to
2/3 the height Filbert, Turkish Corylus
colurna Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Well-drained, loamy Adaptable
and drought- tolerant 50 /
15m Spread ½ to
2/3 the height Ginkgo Ginkgo
biloba Tolerant Tolerant Most 80' /
24m 40' /
12m Hackberry Celtis
occidentalis Very
Tolerant Tolerant Most Dry Native 60-60
/ 12-18m 60-60
/ 12-18m Hawthorn, Cockspur Crataegus
crusgalli Moderate Moderate Well-drained Native 20 /
6m 27 /
7.5m Hawthorn, Toba Crataegus
mordenensis Moderate Moderate Well-drained 20' /
6m 20' /
6m Hickory, Bitternut Carya
cordiformis Sensitive Sensitive Well-drained
to dry, fairly rich Native 65' /
20m 20'/
6m Hickory, Pignut Carya
glabra Sensitive Sensitive Well-drained-dry, fairly rich Native 50-60' /
15-18m 30' /
9m Hickory, Shagbark Carya
ovata Sensitive Sensitive Rich,
well-drained Adaptable Native 80' /
24m 35 /
10.5m Hophorn-beam, American /
Ironwood Ostrya
virginiana Moderate Moderate Most, not
wet Dry Native 40' /
12m 25' /
7.5m Hornbeam, Blue Beech Carpinus
caroliniana Very
Sensitive Very
Sensitive Deep, rich,
moist, slightly acidic Drier soil,
partial to heavy shade Native 30 /
9m 30 /
9m Horse Chestnut, Red Aesculus x
carnea Tolerant Tolerant Deep,
well-drained 40 /
12m 30 /
9m Horse Chestnut Aesculus
hippocastanum Tolerant Tolerant Moist,
well-drained 70' /
21m 40-70'
/ 12-21m Ironwood / Hophorn-beam,
American Ostrya
virginiana Moderate Moderate Most, not
wet Dry Native 40' /
12m 25' /
7.5m Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus
dioicus Tolerant Moderate Deep, rich,
moist Adaptable Native 60-70' /
18-21m 40-50' /
12-15m Lilac, Japanese Tree Lilac Syringa
reticulata Tolerant Tolerant Loose,
well-drained 20-30
/ 6-9m 20 /
6m Linden, American Tilia
americana Sensitive Sensitive Deep,
well-drained Wet Native 70' /
21m 40 /
12m Linden, Little Leaf Tilia
cordata Very
Tolerant Moderate Moist,
well-drained, fertile Adaptable Native 70' /
21m 40' /
12m Locust, Black Robinia
pseudoacacia Very
tolerant Very
tolerant Most Adaptable Native 30-50' /
9-15m 20-30'
/
6-9m Locust, Globe Robinia
pseudoacacia umbraculifera Very
tolerant Very
tolerant Dry 20' /
6m 20' /
6m Honey Locust Gleditsia
triacanthos Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Rich, moist
bottom-lands, soils of limestone origin Tolerates
drought conditions Native 30-70'
/ 9-21m 30-70'
/
9-21m Maple, Amur Acer
ginnala Moderate Moderate Moist,
well-drained Adaptable 18' /
5.4m 18' /
5.4m Maple, Ash-leaved Acer
negundo Moderate Moderate Any Native 30-50' /
9-15m 30-50'
/
9-15m Maple, Norway Acer
platanoides Tolerant Tolerant Most 50' /
15m Spread 2/3
of height or equal to height Maple, Red Acer
rubrum Sensitive Sensitive Moist,
slightly acidic Wet /
Dry Adaptable Native 60 /
18m 60 /
18m Maple, Silver Acer
saccharinum Moderate Moderate Most Wet /
Dry Native 75 /
21m 50 /
15m Maple, Sugar Acer
saccharum Sensitive Sensitive Moist,
slightly acidic Native 65 /
19.5m 45 /
13.5m Maple, Sycamore Acer
pseudo-Platanus Sensitive Sensitive Very
adaptable 50 /
15m Spread 2/3
of height or equal to height Mountainash, American Sorbus
americana Moderate Moderate Moist Dry Native 20 /
6m 12 /
3.6m Mountainash, European / Rowan Sorbus
aucuparia Moderate Moderate Well-drained 30 /
9m 20 /
6m Mulberries Morus
spp. Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Mulberry, White or Common Morus
alba Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Adaptable 30-50
/
9-15m Spread equal
to height Oak, Bur Quercus
macrocarpa Tolerant Tolerant Most Not
compacted Native 75 /
22.5m Spread
equal to
height Oak, English Quercus
robar Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Good,
well-drained 75-100' /
22.5-30 Spread equal
to height Oak, Pin Quercus
palustris Moderate Moderate Moist,
well-drained, rich, acidic Wet Native 60' /
18m 30' /
9m Oak, Red Quercus
rubra Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Sandy,
acidic Native 60 /
18m 60 /
18m Oak, White Quercus
alba Tolerant Tolerant Deep,
well-drained 90' /
27m 50-80' /
15-24m Ohio Buckeye Aesculus
glabra Tolerant Tolerant Deep,
well-drained Native 35' /
10.5m 25' /
7.5m Olive, Russian Elaeagnus
angustifolia Tolerant Very
Tolerant Most, best
in light, sandy loams Dry 20' /
6m Spread
equal to
height Poplars Populus
spp. Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Poplar, Eastern / Cottonwood Populus
deltoides Tolerant Tolerant Moist Tolerates
dry Native 90' /
27m 60' /
18m Poplar, White Populus
alba Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Moist, deep
loam 40-70' /
12-21m 40-70'
/ 12-21m Poplar, Balsam Populus
balsamifera Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Poplar, Lombardy Populus Sensitive Sensitive 70-90' /
21-27m 10-15'
/
3-5m Russian Olive Elaeagnus
angustifolia Tolerant Very
Tolerant Most, best
in light, sandy loams Dry 20 /
6m Spread
equal to
height Serviceberry, Downy Amelanchier
arborea Sensitive Sensitive Moist,
well-drained, acidic Adaptable Native 20' /
6m Variable
spread Saskatoon Serviceberry Amelanchier
alnifolia Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Alkaline Tolerates
harsh climate Native 3-18 /
1-6m Variable Serviceberry, Allegheny Amelanchier
laevis Moderate Moderate Native Serviceberry, Shadblow Amelanchier
canadensis Tolerant Tolerant 6-20'
/ 2-6m
Variable Tuliptree Liriodendron
tulipifera Moderate Very
Tolerant Native 70-9- /
21-27m 40'
/12m Walnut, Black Juglans
nigra Sensitive Sensitive Deep, rich,
moist Tolerates
drier soil but is then slower-growing Native 75' /
21m Spread equal
to height Wayfaring Tree Viburnum
lantana Very
Tolerant Very
Tolerant Moist,
well-drained, slightly acidic 15' /
4.5m 10-15'
/
3-4.5m Willow, Goat Salix
caprea Moderate Moderate Moist Wet 15-25' /
4.5-7.5m 12-15' /
3.5-4.5m Willow, Golden Salix alba
vitelina Tolerant Tolerant Moist, not
chalky 75-100' /
22.5-30m 50-100' /
15-30m Willow, Laurel Salix
Pentandra Moderate Moderate Moist Wet 60 /
18m 40 / 12m
Willow, Purple Osier Salix
purpurea Moderate Moderate Moist Wet 10-18
/
3-5.4m 6-10'
/ 2-3m Willow, Black Pussy Salix
Melanostachys Moderate Tolerant Moist Wet 6-10
/ 2-3m Willow, Weeping Golden Salix
Tristis Moderate Moderate Moist Wet 75-100' /
22.5-30m 50-100' /
15-30m Willow, White Salix
alba Tolerant Moderate Moist, not
chalky Wet 75-100' /
22.5-30m 50-100' /
15-30m
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